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#DC89EC — Light Pink

#DC89EC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DC89EC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DC89EC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99EC89; it also sits naturally between #AA89EC and #EC89CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC89EC · RGB 220, 137, 236

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Color values

HEX#DC89EC
RGB220, 137, 236
HSL290°, 72%, 73%
HSV290°, 42%, 93%
CMYK7%, 42%, 0%, 7%
XYZ53.60, 39.16, 84.09
Yxy39.16, 0.3031, 0.2214
CIE-Lab68.87, 47.28, -37.17
Hunter Lab62.58, 47.46, -40.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 54% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DC89EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC89EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC89EC

.text { color: #DC89EC; }
.background { background-color: #DC89EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC89EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 137, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC89EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 137, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC89EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 137, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC89EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC89EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC89EC

#D26AE7#C94BE2#BF2CDD#AA20C5#931CAB#79178C#5E126E#440D4F#2A0830#0F0312

Tints of #DC89EC

#DE91ED#E29FEF#E4A7F1#E7B0F2#EBBDF4#EEC6F6#F0CFF7#F3D8F9#F7E5FB#FAEDFC

Tones of #DC89EC

#D78FE5#D297DD#CD9ED6#C8A5CF#C4ACC9#BFB3C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EC89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.38:1 Fails
Against black text8.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #DC89EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC89EC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DC89EC: ·

How #DC89EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B8B7D4Deuteranopia · #BDC3CETritanopia · #D8C1BD

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC89EC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Crimson Ruby Harbor
#6E197A · #E57FE3 · #6FDE60 · #C4EAB5
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DD85F0#D78FEE#DC84F3#D889E1#E57FE3#D18CE0#CD82E9#E57AEB#E882E1#D684DC#D777EA#EE8EE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC89EB  ·  #DC89ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC89EC?

#DC89EC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 137, 236). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC89EC?

#DC89EC is RGB 220, 137, 236 — HSL 290°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC89EC?

Its complement is #99EC89; analogous partners are #AA89EC and #EC89CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC89EC for text?

Black text on #DC89EC has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.